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Route 107 (Rhode Island)
Encyclopedia
Route 107 is a numbered State Highway
running 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in Rhode Island
, United States
. The route serves the town of Burrillville
and connects Route 100
with Route 102
.
as Pascoag Main Street heading northeast. It soon reaches the village of Harrisville
, entering along Chapel Street. Route 107 intersects Route 98
in the center of the village then leaves east along East Avenue. Route 107 soon intersects Route 102
(Bronco Highway) and continues for another block to end at Victory Highway, which is an old alignment of Route 102 that is still state-maintained.
and Route 138
in Richmond
. From there, it went east along Route 138
then south along Route 108
to end at U.S. Route 1. At the time, modern Route 107 was unnumbered.
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...
running 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The route serves the town of Burrillville
Burrillville, Rhode Island
Burrillville is a town in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. It was incorporated as an independent municipality on November 17, 1806 when the Rhode Island General Assembly authorized the residents of then North Glocester to elect its own officers. The population was 15,955 at the 2010...
and connects Route 100
Route 100 (Rhode Island)
-Route:Route 100 takes the following route through the State:*Glocester: ; Route 102 to Burrillville town line**Money Hill Road*Burrillville: ; Glocester town line to Massachusetts State line at Wallum Lake Road...
with Route 102
Route 102 (Rhode Island)
Route 102 is a numbered State Highway running 44.5 miles in Rhode Island. Route 102 serves as a non-freeway beltway around the Providence metro area. It begins in the village of Wickford and travels through less developed areas of western Rhode Island...
.
Route description
Route 107 begins in the village of PascoagPascoag, Rhode Island
Pascoag is a census-designated place and village in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 4,742 at the 2000 census.Pascoag is one of at least eight villages that make up Burrillville...
as Pascoag Main Street heading northeast. It soon reaches the village of Harrisville
Harrisville, Rhode Island
Harrisville is a census-designated place and village in the town of Burrillville in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,561 at the 2000 census...
, entering along Chapel Street. Route 107 intersects Route 98
Route 98 (Rhode Island)
-Route:Route 98 takes the following route through the State:*Glocester: : Route 100 to Burrillville town line**Steere Farm Road*Burrillville: ; Glocester town line to Massachusetts State line at Route 98**Steere Farm Road and Sherman Farm Road-Notes:...
in the center of the village then leaves east along East Avenue. Route 107 soon intersects Route 102
Route 102 (Rhode Island)
Route 102 is a numbered State Highway running 44.5 miles in Rhode Island. Route 102 serves as a non-freeway beltway around the Providence metro area. It begins in the village of Wickford and travels through less developed areas of western Rhode Island...
(Bronco Highway) and continues for another block to end at Victory Highway, which is an old alignment of Route 102 that is still state-maintained.
History
Before 1934, Route 107 was on the opposite side of the State. Originally, Route 107 started at the junction of present-day Route 3Route 3 (Rhode Island)
Route 3 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.-Route:Route 3 takes the following route through the State:*Westerly: ; U.S...
and Route 138
Route 138 (Rhode Island)
Route 138 is a numbered State Highway running in Rhode Island. It runs from the Connecticut state line to the Massachusetts state line and is the only state-numbered route that traverses the entire state.-Route description:...
in Richmond
Richmond, Rhode Island
Richmond is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 7,708 at the 2010 census. The villages of Alton, Arcadia, Carolina, Hope Valley, Kenyon, Shannock, Usquepaug, Woodville, and Wyoming are located in Richmond.-History:The town of Richmond was originally part...
. From there, it went east along Route 138
Route 138 (Rhode Island)
Route 138 is a numbered State Highway running in Rhode Island. It runs from the Connecticut state line to the Massachusetts state line and is the only state-numbered route that traverses the entire state.-Route description:...
then south along Route 108
Route 108 (Rhode Island)
Route 108 is state route in Narragansett and South Kingstown. The route stretches for 8.6 miles , beginning at Ocean Road in Point Judith to Route 138 in Kingston. The road intersects with US 1 in Wakefield...
to end at U.S. Route 1. At the time, modern Route 107 was unnumbered.